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Ota's mountain lizard

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Ota's mountain lizard (Cristidorsa otai) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southern Asia.^[2]

The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).^[1]^[3]

C. otai is endemic to Mizoram state in northeastern India.^[4]

Adult males of C. otai are 46.4 mm (1.83 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). Females are larger, at 52.2–58.7 mm (2.06–2.31 in) SVL.^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Cristidorsa otai ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Japalura otai". www.itis.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura otai, p. 197).
^ "Japalura otai Mahony, 2009". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
^ "Japalura otai ". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2018-10-29.

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Ota's mountain lizard (Cristidorsa otai) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southern Asia.